Merritt R. Benchley
b. 1847, d. 21 April 1925
- Father: Nathan Benchley b. 1809, d. 1865
- Mother: Mary L. (?) b. 1812, d. 1892
- Merritt R. Benchley was born in 1847 in New York.
- He married Ermina Augusta Johnson, daughter of Orange Johnson and Hannah Hixon, say 1878.
- Merritt R. Benchley and Ermina Augusta Johnson appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Middlebury, Wyoming County, New York. Other members of the household included Walter Benchley and Mary L. (?)
- He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
- Ermina Augusta Johnson became a widow at his death.
- Merritt R. Benchley died on 21 April 1925.
- He was interred at Dale Cemetery, Middlebury, Wyoming County, New York.
- Last Edited: 21 Jun 2011
Family: Ermina Augusta Johnson b. 1849, d. 21 April 1939
- Walter Benchley b. September 1879